Ernst Johann I of Courland

Ernst Johann I of Courland (1752-) was the Grand Duke of Courland from 1793, succeeding Peter I of Courland.

Biography
Ernst Johann was an honest man who followed a policy of truth, and he was a sybarite; a person devoted to luxury and pleasure. He was a jug head who was a poor ruler, and he lived under the threat of a Russian, Prussian, Austrian, Swedish, or Polish invasion.